When the first words in the first article in their constitution state that > The People's Republic of China is a socialist state it seems warranted to say tha

When the first words in the first article in their constitution state that > The People's Republic of China is a socialist state it seems warranted to say that China self-identifies as a socialist state. You're of course free [*] to say that China does not self-identify as a socialist state. I don't particularly care. [*] As long as you don't put that in a banner in Tiananmen Square, I guess.